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MEDIA ADVISORY - Free shredding when Attorney General visits Oak Harbor on identity theft tour

OLYMPIA – More than 5,000 Washington residents become victims of identity theft each year according to reports from the Federal Trade Commission. That ranks Washington in the top 10 states for per capita victim reports.  Attorney General Rob McKenna will visit Oak Harbor on Thursday, Oct. 18, to help raise awareness of identity theft prevention and assist the public in keeping sensitive documents out of the hands of crooks.

Attorney General Rob McKenna receives Freedom’s Light award for open government work

OLYMPIA…The Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA) awarded Attorney General Rob McKenna the Freedom’s Light award during its annual convention Friday in Yakima. The award recognizes those who have supported the freedom of the First Amendment and work hard to protect that right. McKenna received the award along with Rep. Lynn Kessler.

MEDIA ADVISORY: McKenna to visit Eastern Washington schools for Operation: Allied Against Meth

Olympia – Attorney General Rob McKenna will visit several schools in Eastern Washington next week as part of the on-going schedule of school visits in his “Operation:  Allied Against Meth” campaign.

When: 
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
• 9 – 9:45 am - Colville High School
• 12:15 – 1:15 pm – Republic High School
• 2 – 3 pm – Curlew High School

Thursday, October 11, 2007
• 8 – 8:45 am – Omak Middle School
• 9 – 9:45 am – Omak High School
• 1 – 1:45 – Mansfield High School

Attorney General’s Office awards grant to battle meth in Yakima

OLYMPIA…Citizens for Safe Yakima Communities (CSC) will now have an extra $25,000 to fight the battle against methamphetamine in the Yakima area, thanks to a grant from the Office of Attorney General Rob McKenna.

Founded in 2006 and based out of the Yakima Chamber of Commerce, CSC is a private, not for profit, volunteer group of community leaders working together to reduce crime and the causes of crime in the Yakima Valley.

Attorney General Rob McKenna kicks off Internet Safety Month

Seattle - Attorney General Rob McKenna and Comcast Senior Vice President Mitch Bowling met today to kick off Internet Safety Month and to discuss efforts to increase parental awareness of the tools available to keep their children safe on the Internet. McKenna has recorded public service announcements with McGruff the Crime Dog about Internet safety for kids that will run on Comcast in Washington over the next couple of months.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Attorney General Rob McKenna wants to keep kids safe online(1)

AG and Comcast hold media availability in Seattle

Seattle - Attorney General Rob McKenna and Comcast Senior Vice President Mitch Bowling will hold a media availability on Thursday, Oct. 4 focusing on increasing parental awareness of the tools available to keep their children safe on the Internet. Attorney General McKenna will also unveil PSA spots that will be aired on Comcast beginning this month, which is Internet Safety Month and National Crime Prevention Month.

When:
10:15 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007

Attorney General’s Office to award grant to battle meth in Yakima

OLYMPIA…Attorney General Rob McKenna will award a grant to the Citizens for Safe Yakima Communities (CSC) for consumer education about methamphetamine. Meth is the primary drug threat to Washington. CSC’s Meth Reduction Action Team will receive a $25,000 grant to educate youth, parents and the public about the dangers of meth in the community.